I am sorry - looks like I am also not sure now.
My daugher has joined in local Junior Choir and the concert is 28 Nov! Yes, it is the first concert too!!
Only concert is ok, I thought I could manage to come both, however it will be combined christmas concert by junior choir and Orchestra.
I have been asked to cover oboe part, if I do so I have to stay rehearsal for my daughter....

Apologize again, I will talk to Choirmaster Wednesday evening then will find out more.

How many people will be there? It is so pity, such a nice oppotunity to meet new people.....

I will be there

Me too!

Not sure oboe d'amore. The interest looks promising though. I'll keep my fingers crossed you can make it...



- wonderful!



- equally wonderful!

I was about to look at trains, but it sounds like there's no point.

Doesn't necessarily follow that trains from your part of the world will be as expensive as trains from Claudia's part of the world : I still think it's worth a look.

Just looked : nothing really cheap homeward I'm afraid Flossie

Now, if anyone does happen to be driving down from this part of the world...

You do think on your feet, don't you Claudia!

If I thought on my feet, I'd be planning on walking to London

Can people look at my signature, and if you're coming, can you reply 'yes' or 'no' (or 'don't mind' ) to the bottom sentence? Thanks!

YES!!!!!

*makes note*

The majority will carry it (though it certainly won't be a 100% Christmas programme! )

I'd love a christmassy playday

Aww, I can always wear a Christmassy hat? Or put tinsel on the music stands.

Maybe next year, november/december time, up north?

I'll bear it in mind : but if a lot of people want to play one or two Christmas things on 28th Nov, I'll dig out a couple of things. Gotta love Sleigh Ride

Ok, I'm coming via coach/million tube trains

If you had asked me 2 weeks ago the answer to that question would have been noooooo! But since then, Christmas music has started making itself known to me, so I don't mind it so much now!

- that's great Claudia! See you there!



*makes note*

More yeses for Christmas music so far than nos...

I hope to be there, and I am happy to play some Christmas music too

Ditto. I have a brilliant version of Rudolph for flute quartet (think you played it last year, Barry) which I could tweak for other instruments if required.

That sounds fab

I am starting to look forward to this already

I do hope I can get my Travel Authority signed OK (by SWMBO )

I won't be at this one as I'm only just working towards Grade 1.

It's probably just as well I'm not eligible to come as I'm going to be joining in National Novel Writing Month and there will be three meetings in London in November as well as all the writing, but I would love to meet all you folks. Maybe there'll be another playday next year and I'll have made enough progress to come. That's certainly an incentive to improve.

I hope you all have a good time. I'll look forward to hearing how it goes.

That would be great andante : would you mind directing that one, so I can have a bit of a go playing?



Thanks for the good wishes fairyhedgehog! Good luck with your writing!

No problem.

Thanks andante!

Only just caught up with this one...

I shall be there, and YES to Christmas music please!!

j

Wonderful jazzycat : see you there!

*makes note : yes to Christmas music from jazzycat *

I am very sorry - I am not able to come to Orchsatral playday.

As I mentioned you before, it is our daughter's first junior Choir concert and I am in their orchestra to cover oboe part.
We have a rehearsal in the afternoon on that day...

I was so looking forward to join in and meet new music friends - but our daughter's concert is also very important to me.

Apologize again and I really hope you all have a fantastic time!

I surely join in next one!

Sorry you can't make it oboe d'amore.

Hopefully, I'll do another Greenwich one in 2010, hope your daughter's concert goes well!

I've only just caught up with the fact that you have a date planned. It's not ideal as I have pupils performing at our church's Christmas Tree Festival that morning, but I could probably come if you don't mind me being a bit late. How far is the venue from Greenwich Rail Station? I don't fancy trailing a cello too far!

A bit late is fine Suepea.

It's literally about 90 seconds walk! Turn right out of the station, and it's a short distance down the road on the right hand side.

There is no engineering work in the Greenwich area on 28th November!

The Jubilee Line will not be operative between Stanmore and Waterloo, which could affect some people.

Glad to know the venue is close to the rail station.

No Circle line at all, and no District between Whitechapel and Earl's Court that weekend either, so you'll need to seek an alternative route to the obvious one to Charing Cross if you're arriving at Victoria. It'll probably be easiest to change at either East Croydon to go to London Bridge or Clapham Junction to Waterloo if you're coming from Surrey/Sussex.

Just checking in to see what's happening on this event. Can I add my 'Yes' to Christmas music?

Will the form be put up on the forum here as a download?

Sure!



It'll go on katyjay's website very soon muffinmonster, and one of us will put a link to the form on this thread

Just to add to Barry-Clari's comment about the website. There's a small technical problem I'm waiting for the service provider to fix. Once that's done, I'll be able to put the link to the page online.

Apologies, but having said I could come, I've now been bumped up to 1st Clarinet at my Orchestra (The 2nd part was too difficult for me so you can imagine what I think of the 1st part) anyway our concert is on the Thursday after the playday and it's quite likely we'll have an extra rehearsal scheduled for that weekend - which I will definatly need.

Sorry if that sound like a feeble excuse - I do feel bad about it having said I'd come and then pulling out. Looking at the replies I think you are going to be OK for Clarinets - although with so many multi-instrumentalists it's difficult to work out who will be playing what.

No worries smd : these things happen - have fun at orchestra, and I'll see you *thinks* at the East London Clari Choir playday!

Thanks Barry.

Yes I've sent my form off for Jan - so will be there unless swine flu (or similar) knocks me down 1st!

See you there!

OK, the website is now up and running:


click here

Thanks ever so much katyjay!

Brilliant, thank you katyjay.

I've printed off my form...

Me too

It also looks as though I can make the ELCC day in January as well

(one smiley for each event Deborah, and one for you jazzycat!)

Will collect the first round of forms this Friday

My form for Manchester went off today.